DHS surveys are designed by NISR, and implemented by Ministry of Agriculture . The DHS 2000 was designed to monitor various indicators of livestock and husboundry.

ID Number

RWA-NISR-DHS-2000-v1.0

Version

Version Description

v1.0 based on data file and other material produced by NISR on 2000

Production Date

2001-09

Notes

DHS 2000 is the Dataset of the full survey.

Overview

Abstract

This report summarizes the findings of the Rwanda Demographic and Health Survey (RDHS-II 2000).The second undertaking of this type, the RDHS-II is a nationally representative survey conducted from June to November 2000 by the National Office of Population. During the survey, which took place from June 26 to November 30, 2000, a total of 10,421 women age 15-49 and 2,717 men age 15-59 were interviewed. The RDHS-II provides information on population and health that is significant at the national level, at the level of residence, and at the level of prefectures. RDHS-II data are comparable with those of similar surveys conducted in other developing countries and thus permit international comparisons to be made.

Kind of Data

Sample survey data [ssd]

Units of Analysis

Household , individual ( Men, Women and children)

Scope

Notes

Main Objectives of this survey were :

The sociodemographic characteristics of the population of women and men interviewed (residence, education, literacy, employment, access to media) are background information that is essential for the analysis of all health and demographic indicators.

The data collected during the survey permit the estimation of levels and trends in fertility. They also provide information on the various factors that affect the reproductive life of women, in particular, unions and sexual activity. Moreover, the survey tries to determine the family size preferences of women and men

Use of family planning methods, and (more specifically) modern methods, allows women and couples to better achieve their fertility objectives and ideal family size. The levels, trends, and characteristics of childhood mortality are a function of the health, environmental, socioeconomic and cultural conditions that prevail in a population and among its social strata. For that reason, the level of childhood mortality is often considered one of the best indicators of the level of development of a country. The majority of deaths due to maternal causes could be avoided if women received adequate antenatal care during pregnancy, if delivery were assisted by a trained medical professional, and if the women benefited from postnatal care.

Several years ago the Rwandan Ministry of Health instituted an Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI) through which all children would be required to receive the BCG vaccine, three doses of both DPT and polio vaccines, and the vaccine for measles before the age of one.

Malnutrition has serious repercussions for both health and the economy. The greatest repercussion is the increase in mortality risks. Exacerbation of the risk of contracting diseases, and poor mental development are other equally important consequences. UNAIDS estimates the number of new cases of HIV infection in the world at 5.3 million and the number of deaths due to AIDS in the year 2000 at 3 million. Subsaharan countries are most affected by the epidemic: about three quarters of the deaths due to AIDS since the beginning of the epidemic occurred among them.

Topics

Topic

Vocabulary

URI

Background Charasteristics of the Population

DNS

www.statistics.gov.rw

Charasteristics of women and men interviewed

DNS

www.statistics.gov.rw

Fertility and its determinants

DNS

www.statistics.gov.rw

Family Planning

DNS

www.statistics.gov.rw

Mortality

DNS

www.statistics.gov.rw

Reproductive health

DNS

www.statistics.gov.rw

Child health

DNS

www.statistics.gov.rw

Breasrfeeding and nutritional of women

DNS

www.statistics.gov.rw

AIDS and STIs

DNS

www.statistics.gov.rw

Coverage

Geographic Coverage

National couverage

Geographic Unit

The lowest level of geographic covered by the data was district

Universe

The survey covered household members , women15-49 years , men aged 15-59 years and children under 5 years.